#3 Las aventuras del capitán Alatriste

The Sun Over Breda

Arturo Pérez-Reverte
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Acclaimed author Arturo Perez-Reverte s internationally bestselling series, the saga of the swordsman-for-hire Captain Alatriste, continues in"The Sun Over Breda." Fifteen-year-old Inigo Balboa enlists to serve as his master s aide, and narrates their further adventures of swordplay and skirmishes, mutiny and wartime honor, as Captain Alatriste rejoins his Cartagena regiment to take part in the battles and siege of Breda. In Spain, Alatriste s nemesis, Luis de Alquezar, grows more powerful, as Inigo s mysterious friend Angelica hints at some plans upon his return. Once again the exploits of the seventeenth-century mercenary will thrill and delight the legions of readers eager to cheer a hero for the ages."
Genres: Historical FictionFictionAdventureHistoricalSpanish LiteratureSpain17th CenturyWarSwashbucklingNovels
274 Pages

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